Heather Hansman

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Heather Hansman

It’s not just my town that’s fascinated by the people who predict the weather. Meteorologists are some of the public’s most trusted sources for news, more than any other figure in print and TV reporting, according to a 2022 poll from The Economist and market research company YouGov. Most broadcast meteorologists have at least a bachelor’s degree in the field.

Dec 6, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Heather Hansman

Auden Schendler, one of the biggest climate advocates in the outdoor industry, doesn’t start his new book, Terrible Beauty, with any of the myriad lessons he’s learned over decades of environmental work. Schendler, who is Aspen One’s (parent company of Aspen Snowmass), doesn’t drop into scare tactics, or data, or the myriad ways global warming is harming recreation, business, and our ability to thrive.

Aug 9, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Heather Hansman

Time slows down in the summer. Where I live it’s too hot to do much unless you’re out early in the day or late in the evening. It seems like everyone else is on vacation, and the academic back-to-work creep of September is still off in the distance. In short, it’s the perfect time to laze about in the midday heat—for long afternoons of reading on the porch or hiding out in the dark in front of a fan watching a movie. And this summer we have a lot of good options. What Books Should I Read This Summer?

Jul 7, 2024 | denvervisitor.com | Aimee Nezhukumatathil |Fumi Mini Nakamura |Finn Murphy |Heather Hansman

Sunday, July.

Jun 15, 2024 | deseret.com | Heather Hansman

Eight miles into the Grand Canyon, legs flung over the front tube of the raft, I was still dry, gaping at the way 40 million years of geologic history have compressed into a few thousand feet. Watching the sky shrink as the walls got higher, I was lulled into a kind of complacency by the heat and the river's rhythm. Then came the drop into the edge of Badger Creek Rapid. A wall of water washed over the front of the boat, stopping us, soaking us and spitting us out.